The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-10-06
THE MOBILES COUNTY FAIR.
Il Decided Success-1he Best DisDlay
Of oN-Limited as to Quantity but

Excellent as to Quality.
The Ninth Annual Fair of the No.
blts County Agricultural Society can
he quoted us superior to all its prede-
ccssors in the quality of the exhibits.
The attendance, we believe, was not us
large as at some former fairs, but the
exhibits were selected and were decid-
edly good, equal to the best to be
found ut state and district fairs.
We last week referred to Il few Of the
more striking exhibits and continue
more fully this week.
In horses, Col. r. II. Matson, we
believe, led us t." completeness of ex-
hibit, showing the thoroughbred mare
Laura & 'l'ldast, by Golddust out of
l1amblet"nian mare. Filly one year
old out Of lIambletonian mare by Bris-
tow. Bob Britten, stallion one year
old, and Nicodemus, one year old
stallion for which lie was offered 5000
when the colt WAS three weeks old.
Midnight, black stallion out of Billy
V and Dolly Morgan.
Messrs. Trip Il Elliot, two of the
livest men iu the county in the inter
est taken in horse flesh and poultry,
may we'll feel proud of the ribbons they
carried off. They took the first prem
ium ON their four-year-old stallion,
Modern Type, Jr., and also first prem
i"ms on a trio of Plymouth Rock
chickens and u trio of Pekin ducks.
In cattle, Messrs. Denton, of Gra-
ham Lakes, and Day, of Worthington,
we believe, led off. showing some fine
specimens of Durhams, nolsteins, Jer-
seys and Polled Angus.
The Schoonhaven exhibit of poul-
try, taken us whole, was the finest
and fullest ever shown in the county,
and was much commented upon.
AS to sheep, Messrs. Maxwell, Baird
and Day mad credi,able exhibits, Mr..
Maxwell leading rs to fullness and
tI,oroug!lness.
The vegetable exhibit, however, was
a surprise and il wonder to everyone.
T.. ). Bond, Of Lorain, led in an exhibit
which for size would have almost made
Il county fair in itself. Three Chill
sqnashes weighed respectively rs, 80
and 95 lbs. and three mammoth Hy-
brids weighed 20, Sc and S74. Of seven
varieties of pumpkins shown the small
est weighed u lbs. and the largest 90.
Ills banana mnsk melons were quite a
curiosity and were tasted by u number
OfvisitOrS.
The vegetable exhibit by J. B. Mott
also attracted much attention, net as
large ard overwhelming as Mr.. Bonds
but excellent as to qnality and variety.
In this notice we cannot mention
all, and must refer our readers to the
list OF premiums awarded, which we
hope to give in our next.
The Fair, wo learn, was success
financially, there being small balance
left in the treasury. The success of
the fair is mainly due to the labors of
President J. b. Green, Secretary I. p.
Durfee and Treasurer J. p. Moulton.
They were aided by several good work.
ers, but the laboring oar fell to them.
The exhibit in the Floral Hall de-
partment would have been quite sue
cess If WOrthington had taken a gen.
eral interest in the matter. If such
interest had been taken in the Fair as
was shown in the Art Exhibit of the
Relief Corps last spring, the art and
industrial show at our fair would have
excelled anything this side of Mankato,
if not st. Paul.
But the Fair was a fair success any
way. 1t showed once again that we
can produce rs fine stock, as fine vege.
tables, and as fine corn rs our neigh
Dor Iowa.